What is the Implicit Association Test?

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a psychological tool used to measure the strength of automatic associations between concepts in a person's mind. It assesses how quickly individuals can pair different categories, such as Words or images related to social groups, with positive or negative attributes. The underlying assumption is that faster responses indicate a stronger implicit bias. The IAT has been widely used in research to explore attitudes toward race, gender, and other social categories.